The Packers have been searching for their No. 1 running back all season after starter Eddie Lacy went on injured reserve, even going so far as to sign not one but two free agents in their pursuit of a balanced offense.
But the player who will prove to be the Packers' lead rusher has been on the roster since training camp. He was just playing a different position.
Head coach Mike McCarthy finally made official what we've been saying for weeks now: Ty Montgomery is the Packers' top running back. According to McCarthy, who acknowledges that he probably should have made an announcement about this personnel swap, Montgomery "hasn't gone to a receiver meeting in months.